Southampton · 181 upcoming · 15 venues
Live gigs in Southampton
Every grass-roots gig in Southampton - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
At a glance
Southampton181
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at 15 Southampton venuesgigs
| This week | 13 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 15 |
| Gig Scene Score | 80 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
181 gigsPick your night
When
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Starts18:00 Open Mic Night @ The Platform Tavern (3rd November)The Platform Tavern Southampton · Bargate · Southampton 
Car Bomb, Divergent Promotions, Divergent PromotionsPapillon · Banister & Polygon · Southampton 20:00Wed 4 Nov 
Conor MclainPapillon · Banister & Polygon · Southampton 20:00Thu 5 Nov 
GardnaSuburbia · Bevois · Southampton 18:00Fri 6 Nov 
SuburbiaSuburbia · Bevois · Southampton 18:00Fri 6 Nov 
NoasisThe Brook · Swaythling · Southampton 19:30Fri 6 Nov 
THEBOYSHADOW, EmbersPapillon · Banister & Polygon · Southampton 19:30Fri 6 Nov 
The BrookThe Brook · Swaythling · Southampton 21:00Fri 6 Nov 
The DualersEngineRooms · Bargate · SouthamptonTickets 18:00Sat 7 Nov 
Ben Poole BandRailway Inn · St Paul · Southampton 19:30Sat 7 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score80
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100
Exceptional — anchored by activity and schedule, one of the UK's defining gig markets.100
| Activity | 88 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 86 |
| Variety | 82 |
| Venues | 85 |
| Coverage | 55 |
| Affordability | 74 |
03 — Other cities
88 citiesGigs elsewhere
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Aberdeen96Aberystwyth3Accrington15Aldershot5B
Basildon44Bath59Bedford20Belfast300Billericay3Birmingham577Blackburn15Blackpool75Boston8Bournemouth55Bradford127Brighton243Bristol270Broxbourne31C
Cambridge43Cardiff163Carlisle111Chelmsford8Cheltenham17Coventry105Crawley2D
Derby118Derry21Doncaster7Dublin2Dundee54Durham14E
Edinburgh388Egham8Epsom14Exeter55F
Farnborough11G
Glasgow889Gloucester7Grimsby5H
Hastings40Hereford9High Wycombe26Horley1Hull75I
Inverness32Ipswich49L
Leeds282Leicester63Lincoln30Liverpool475London1514Luton23M
Maidstone32Manchester806Margate10Middlesbrough40Milton Keynes40N
Newcastle296Newquay26Newry13Northampton74Norwich54Nottingham203O
Oxford42P
Peterborough29Plymouth17Portsmouth37Preston82R
Rawtenstall33Reading50S
Scarborough57Sheffield175Stockton-on-Tees27Stoke-on-Trent51Sunderland8Sutton58Swansea23Swindon15T
Telford11Tunbridge Wells44W
Waterlooville13Watford51Welshpool2Weymouth6Woking27Wolverhampton108Wrexham49Y
York32
SOUTHAMPTON · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Southampton
5 gigs this weekend · 13 this week. 181 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Southampton.
Southampton Gig Scene Score
80 /100
Exceptional — anchored by activity and schedule, one of the UK's defining gig markets.
181Upcoming Gigs
13This Week
0%Free Entry
15Venues
Promoting a Southampton gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
04 — About this directory
15 venuesEvery bill, one list
Grass-Roots Gigs in Southampton
Small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights keep Southampton’s grass-roots circuit busy, and the Southampton weekly gig guide covers the next four weeks night by night. This directory lists every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Southampton, in date order, with dates, doors, ticket links and venue details.
Looking for related Southampton pages? See how to book live music in Southampton, Southampton open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Southampton guide, or find a band in Southampton. Or head for nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Southampton this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
181 upcoming gigs in Southampton · sorted by date · page 7 of 8.
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MAR
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Movements
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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Peeling Flesh
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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WHE Live & Poland Event Party Presents: CYPIS
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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Alcest, Agriculture
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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Jam Baxter
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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SJM Concerts & Wild Combination Present: 4am Kru + Support
EngineRooms, Southampton
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4am Kru
Engine Rooms Southampton·Bargate, Southampton
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CATSEYE
Salisbury City Hall·Salisbury St Edmund's, Southampton
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20
Hammerdown and Obsidian Gathering presents: Black Altar
Suburbia Southampton·Bevois, Southampton
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Eddie 9V
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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Lostalone, Divergent Promotions
Southampton Joiners·Bargate, Southampton
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Quo Connection
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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The Brook
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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Cardinal Black
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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Allstars: The Music of ABBA
Mayflower Theatre·Banister & Polygon, Southampton
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Dinosaur Pile Up
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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The Smyths
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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The Specials Ltd
Salisbury City Hall·Salisbury St Edmund's, Southampton
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Simon Fowler The Ocean Colour Scene Songbook... and beyond
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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Deeper Purple
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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The Brook
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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The Big Indie Fest
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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Brave Rival
The Brook·Swaythling, Southampton
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Too Much Too Young
EngineRooms·Bargate, Southampton
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Southampton Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Southampton, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Southampton page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 13 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Southampton venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 181 upcoming gigs.
181 upcoming gigs listed for Southampton. 13 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Southampton gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Southampton open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Southampton. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Southampton. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Southampton shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.
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What Southampton is booking. The 181 gigs on file lean rock, pop and metal, with 27 genres in the mix overall. The top two are Swaythling (67) and Bargate (63), of the 10 areas with a show on.
Where and when. The Brook has the most dates (67), ahead of EngineRooms (47). Saturday is the busiest night, with 66 of the dates. Of the 5 gigs with a ticket price listed, the middle one costs £23.
Booking or playing here? The Southampton venue directory lists each room with its kit and capacity, and the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Bournemouth, Brighton and Reading.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Southampton this week, the Southampton open mics and Southampton venues.